Archive for July 4th, 2006


Sharapova kis

Take it off for Maria

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 9:58 pm

You’ve got to admire the, er, balls of the man - as sports divas go, Maria Sharapova is pretty much top drawer, and so giving her a first hand look at what you have to offer is a brave effort. …

JakeWhite

Jake In Progress

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 9:33 pm

A week ago, Jake White was leaving the country on the first bus to Hackney if his contract wasn’t renewed, insisting he needed the security of a job through to 2009. Today, a statement from SA Rugby tells us Jake …

2010 World Cup mascot

Thami the Tokoloshe?

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 9:17 pm

Come Friday, the grizzled, unkempt figure of Danny Jordaan - mastering a look last seen on Graham Gooch’s final tour of India (albeit minus the moustache) - will unveil the 2010 World Cup mascot. Traditionally a limp and quickly forgetable …

Array

Cycling’s dark secret

Tuesday, 4th July 2006 at 8:54 pm

So far, the European press - proudly led by L’Equipe (French for ’strong dislike of Lance Armstrong, and most other cyclists’) - hasn’t picked up on it, and right now, no cyclist worth his salt would admit it. But somewhere …